This is an analysis of the poem Judith that begins with:

O her eyes are amber-fine--
Dark and deep as wells of wine,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaabbccXXccddeXbbccXXbbbe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 26,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011101 1111101 1010101 1000101 0110101 00101001 0111101 0111101 0110001 0010100 1010101 1010101 0110101 1110001 0110101 10100100 1110011 0110111 1011001 1110101 10100100 101001001 1110111 0110101 1110111 1110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 793
  • Average number of words per stanza: 148
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of is repeated.

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  • summary of Judith;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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